The GEFCO Group, an expert in industrial logistics, is strengthening the structure of its Polish branch. Andrzej Sykuła, previously the manager of the GEFCO Czeladź branch, has been appointed Transport Director, and Tomasz Fiedor has returned to the position of Commercial Director after 10 years. These changes in key positions coincide with the introduction of a new offer assuming greater activity in the areas of Integrated Logistics and Strategic-Xpert (4PL solutions).
– To manage a business of this scale and profile, we need people with the right competencies who can meet the challenges facing the company – emphasizes Rafał Krajewski, General Manager of GEFCO Polska.
Tomasz Fiedor, the new Commercial Director of GEFCO Polska, has over a dozen years of experience in building sales structures, managing teams, and international projects in the logistics industry. He began his career at Danzas Polska as a sales representative, and then served as the sea freight director for three years. From 2004 to 2008, he was the head of the Overseas segment and Commercial Director of GEFCO Polska. His task was to launch and expand sea and air freight, as well as manage sales and marketing. For five years, he developed sales structures and the client portfolio at CAT LC Polska. For the last three years, he worked at TIP Trailer Services as Commercial Leader Eastern Europe.
– Currently, GEFCO’s goal is to expand its offer and increase the competitiveness of its products. The company is focusing on further development. I am very happy to return to the company’s structures. I have taken on this challenge with full awareness and will be pleased to lead the Commercial Department at such an important moment for the company – summarizes Tomasz Fiedor.
Andrzej Sykuła was promoted to the position of Transport Director of GEFCO Polska in June of this year. He has been associated with the company since October 2013, when he took the position of Branch Manager of GEFCO Czeladź. It is currently the largest GEFCO agency in Poland, employing nearly 70 people, with a turnover estimated at over EUR 40 million this year, high quality standards, and a wide portfolio of clients. Over the last three years, Andrzej Sykuła and his team have achieved excellent quality and financial results, which has translated into the success of the company’s clients and the GEFCO Polska branch in Czeladź. He has over thirteen years of experience in FTL transport and forwarding, groupage transport, supply chain management, and X-dock operations, which he gained in leading logistics companies in Poland.
– Creating and implementing a new company development strategy in response to the growing needs of our clients and changing market conditions will be the biggest challenge of the coming months. I am glad that I will have a part in this – comments Andrzej Sykuła.
Personnel changes in the Polish branch of GEFCO are part of a new strategy implemented by Rafał Krajewski, who took the position of General Manager of GEFCO Polska in the autumn of 2015.
– Our management staff has been strengthened by people with extensive experience in logistics for companies from various sectors of the economy. We are currently focusing on selling ready-made and tailor-made services from the new offer and are increasing our presence in sectors that have not been associated with our company until now. The Polish branch is part of the global GEFCO network, which gives us very great opportunities – emphasizes Rafał Krajewski.
The GEFCO Polska offer includes full truckload transport, domestic and international groupage, warehousing, customs services, and rail, sea, and air freight.